Aten requested me to build Akhet-Aten As a memorial for his name to all eternity Akhet-Aten, town of the sun and of love Akhet-Aten, town of the art and of joy Welcome to Akhet-Aten Welcome to the home where Aten lives Welcome to Akhet-Aten Welcome to the most beautiful town on the earth See all the temples I have built For my father, Hor-Aten, he lives Look to all that palaces and buildings You have never seen such beauty At this place I will stay Till the hills stand up and leave At this place I will stay Till the Nile flows upstream